Question NW4039 to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

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03 December 2015 - NW4039

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Walters, Mr TC to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

Whether, with reference to the agro-processing project of the Umsinga Vegetables Producers Co-operative at Tugela Ferry in KwaZulu-Natal, his department budgeted for the tender with a certain company (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) when was the budgeting process completed, (b) what amount was budgeted by his department to compensate the specified company and (c) what total amount was eventually paid out to the specified company; (2) whether any consulting was done by the specified company; if so, what was the consulting fee; (3) what are the specific details of the (a) services that the specified company provided in terms of the specified budget and (b) terms of construction to be done by the specified company; (4) whether any designing was done by the specified company; if so, was the specified company compensated in this regard; (5) whether the specified company was paid for all the services that were provided as per the approved budget; if not, what are the relevant reasons for such non-payment; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

(1) This project is currently being re-evaluated by the DRDLR and will be re-designed in line with the Agri-Parks model. Once this process has been completed, the DRDLR will supply project related information.

(2),(3), (4) and (5) falls away

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